Control Wheel Steering (Cws) (Optional); G5 Afcs Status Box - Garmin G5 Pilot's Manual

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3.1.6 CONTROL WHEEL STEERING (CWS) (OPTIONAL)

Control Wheel Steering allows the aircraft to be hand-flown without disengaging the

AFCS. Press and hold the autopilot CWS Button (if equipped) to temporarily disengage

the pitch and roll servos from the flight control surfaces and hand-fly the aircraft.

The G5 autopilot control is synchronized to the aircraft attitude during Control Wheel

Steering. The green 'AP' annunciation is temporarily replaced by a white 'CW' for the

duration of Control Wheel Steering maneuvers.

In most scenarios, releasing the CWS Button reengages the Autopilot with a new

reference. Refer to (Vertical Modes) and (Lateral Modes) for Control Wheel Steering

behavior in each mode.

The AFCS status box displays Autopilot (AP) and Flight Director (FD) mode

annunciations on the PFD Page.

Autopilot (AP) status is displayed middle of the G5 Autopilot Status Box. Lateral

modes are displayed on the left, and vertical modes are displayed on the right. Armed

modes are displayed in white and active in green.

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G5 Electronic Flight Instrument Pilot's Guide for Non-Certified Aircraft

Autopilot

Status

Active

Figure 3-1 Autopilot Status Box

Armed

AFCS

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